British Standards Institution

Sector: Governance & Resilience

Overview: Under the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input to CEN/TC 136/SC1 (and liaison with SW/136 & WGs) and for the preparation of British Standards for Children's Playground Equipment

Committee standards activity

In Progress (8)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 24865	Sport and other recreational facilities and equipment — Guidelines for addressing sustainability when applying ISO 4980 Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-01-22	Drafting
PD ISO/TS 20183	Sports and other recreational facilities and equipment — Injury and safety definitions and thresholds — Guidelines for their inclusion in standards Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2024-11-11	Drafting
PD ISO/TR 24869	Inclusive play areas Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2023-11-02	Drafting
CEN/TC 136 N 3143	Collection of rationales for EN 1176 — Requirements Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Commercial and Consumer Goods \| Equipment for children \| Entertainment equipment \| Playgrounds Proposal begins : 2021-07-06	Proposal
CEN/TC 136 N 3073 - CEN/TR 16396 -	Playground equipment for children — Replies to requests for interpretation of EN 1176:2017 and its parts (2018-2019) Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Commercial and Consumer Goods \| Entertainment equipment \| Entertainment equipment. General \| Playgrounds \| Toys \| Entertainment equipment. Other \| Sports equipment and facilities \| Sports equipment and facilities. Other Proposal begins : 2020-06-12	Proposal
BS ISO 22618	Risk Assessment for sports and other recreational facilities and equipment Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
BS EN 16630	Permanently installed outdoor fitness equipment - Safety requirements and test methods Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2024-10-17	Drafting
11/2023: Adoption of new work item CEN/TR 17842-2	Playground equipment for children Part 2: Replies to requests for interpretation of EN 1176:2017 and its parts (2020 - 2022) Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Commercial and Consumer Goods \| Sports equipment and facilities \| Sports facilities Proposal begins : 2023-07-06	Proposal

Published (32)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TR 24666:2023	Sports and recreational facilities. Probes for entrapment/entanglement on playground equipment. Collection of data Categories: Playgrounds Published standard begins : 2023-09-26	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 17994:2023	One post equipment. Inspection guidance Categories: Playgrounds Published standard begins : 2023-10-09	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 17842-2:2024	Playground equipment for children. Replies to requests for interpretation of EN 1176:2017 and its parts (2020 — 2022) Categories: Playgrounds Published standard begins : 2024-09-24	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 17842-1:2022	Playground equipment for children. Replies to requests for interpretation of EN 1176:2017 and its parts (2018-2019) Categories: Playgrounds Published standard begins : 2023-01-03	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 17207:2018	Playground and recreational areas. Framework for the competence of playground inspectors Categories: Playgrounds Published standard begins : 2018-07-16	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 16879:2016	Siting of Playground and other recreational facilities. Advice on methods for positioning and separation Categories: Playgrounds \| Sports equipment and facilities. General Published standard begins : 2016-04-29	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 16598:2023	Collection of rationales for EN 1176. Requirements Categories: Playgrounds Published standard begins : 2023-05-24	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 16467:2013	Playground equipment accessible for all children Categories: Playgrounds Published standard begins : 2013-04-12	Published standard
BS ISO 4980:2023	Benefit-risk assessment for sports and recreational facilities, activities and equipment Categories: Sports equipment and facilities. General Published standard begins : 2023-05-25	Published standard
BS ISO 24667:2022	Sports and recreational facilities. Impact surfacing testing device Categories: Playgrounds \| Sports equipment and facilities. General Published standard begins : 2022-04-27	Published standard

Withdrawn (30)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TR 24666:2022	Sports and recreational facilities. Probes for entrapment/entanglement on playground equipment. Collection of data Categories: Playgrounds Withdrawn begins : 2023-09-26	Withdrawn
PD CEN/TR 16598:2014	Collection of rationales for EN 1176. Requirements Categories: Playgrounds Withdrawn begins : 2023-05-24	Withdrawn
PD CEN/TR 16396:2020	Playground equipment for children. Replies to requests for interpretation of EN 1176 and its parts Categories: Playgrounds Withdrawn begins : 2020-03-06	Withdrawn
PD CEN/TR 16396:2012	Playground equipment for children. Replies to requests for interpretation of EN 1176:2008 and its parts Categories: Playgrounds Withdrawn begins : 2020-02-05	Withdrawn
PAS 35:2002	Specification for wheeled sports facilities Categories: Sports facilities Withdrawn begins : 2007-03-08	Withdrawn
BS EN 15312:2007	Free access multi-sports equipment. Requirements, including safety, and test methods Categories: Equipment. Outdoor and water sports Withdrawn begins : 2010-10-15	Withdrawn
BS EN 14974:2006+A1:2010	Facilities for users of roller sports equipment. Safety requirements and test methods Categories: Sports facilities Withdrawn begins : 2019-05-09	Withdrawn
BS EN 14974:2006	Facilities for users of roller sports equipment. Safety requirements and test methods Categories: Sports facilities Withdrawn begins : 2010-09-01	Withdrawn
BS EN 14960:2013	Inflatable play equipment. Safety requirements and test methods Categories: Equipment for children \| Toys Withdrawn begins : 2020-09-10	Withdrawn
BS EN 14960:2006	Inflatable play equipment. Safety requirements and test methods Categories: Toys \| Equipment for children Withdrawn begins : 2013-09-06	Withdrawn

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

Active Risk Management Services Ltd
Association of Play Industries
Bendcrete Leisure Ltd
BSI KiteMark Certification
Centre for Sports Technology
Committee Manager
Consumer and Public Interest Network
Federation of Sports and Play Associations
Freemove
H S E - Health and Safety Executive
Play England
Play Scotland
Play Wales
PlayBoard Northern Ireland
Register of Play Inspectors International
Safety Assessment Federation Ltd
School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
Zurich Engineering

Liaisons with other committees

Individual Capacity - Parkour Training Facilities
Individual Capacity - Playground Equipment Expert
Individual Capacity - Testing of sport and play surfaces
Individual Capacity - Timber Structures
Individual Capacity - Wheeled Sport
Individual Capacity – Surfacing
liaison - SW/136/-/15
Secretary - CEN/TC136/SC1

BSI roles

Committee Chair

Standards Development

SW/65 - Children's playground equipment

Committee standards activity